Archive for June, 2016

Jakob Nowell, son of Sublime‘s late front-man Brad Nowell, has been making the media rounds lately by stopping by a few southern CA radio stations. He stopped by the World Famous KROQ for an interview discussing his band LAW, their musical influences, Sublime and his thoughts on Sublime with Rome… (more…)

Southwest, FL will be celebrating the debut album release from one of their own when SOWFLO drops Such Is Life on June 30th. As a result, The Pier is giving away their new song “Shot Him Down” for FREE download — Grab the song for FREE and read more on the group and their debut album… (more…)

It’s been since 2013’s Hawai’i 13 that we’ve seen a new full length record from The Green. They kicked off 2016 with a new single, “Roots” on January 8th, followed by a Dennis Brown tribute track with “Promised Land” for the We Remember Dennis Brown compilation on Feb. 26th and now, we have their latest single “Mama Roots” featuring J Boog that dropped on June 10th. Below is the lyrical video for the song that you can most certainly hear live as J Boog joins The Green for the summer on a tour with Rebelution, Stick Figure, Through The Roots & DJ Mackle. You can view their tour dates by clicking HERE! To pick up your MP3 of “Mama Roots,” you can do so on iTunes by clicking HERE — Enjoy the song and video…

Now that summer has officially arrived, we’re bracing for impact with the release of new summertime records! As we continue to digest the springtime releases, read our latest album reviews for new records by Raging Fyah, Alborosie, Jah Works and Nahko and Medicine For The People… (more…)

More and more information is being released about the new upcoming Dirty Heads album and The Pier is excited to share the latest. Less than a month left to wait for the new album to drop — Check out our overview below of the new self-titled album including release date, track names, themes, and more! (more…)

Out of Long Island, NY comes Oogee Wawa who is boasting their new song “Palm Trees”, ahead of their Summer Vibrations tour that includes a span of dates a long the east coast. Download the song for FREE and read more on this alternative, hip-hop infused reggae group from the east coast… (more…)

From one of the many collaborations featured on the GRAMMY-nominated album Amid the Noise and Haste, here is the official music video for SOJA‘s “Your Song” featuring Damian Marley. SOJA is currently on tour with Slightly Stoopid for the summer on the Return of the Redeye tour. In the fall, they’ll hop over to Europe for a run from Oct 9 to Nov 12th — View all of SOJA’s current tour dates inside our Show Locator by clicking HERE! Enjoy the song and video…

Their are plenty of “good guys” in the music industry, particularly in the reggae community, but some stand head and shoulders above others. Karim Israel of Arise Roots fits perfectly into that description, and was kind enough to sit down with us to discuss his efforts in the community, the band’s new singles and upcoming headline tour, and what they learned from last summer’s tour with Tribal Seeds. (more…)

A melting pot of Reggae, Rock & Hip-Hop, Santa Barbara’s Cydeways is still reeling from the release of their new 5 track EP, Ride On that dropped May 10th. We’re giving away the titled track for FREE as we catch up with the group… (more…)